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School for Transdisciplinary Studies

Interdisciplinary lecture series: Sustainability now! Empowerment for change

Module code

10SMNJ

Provider

Sustainability Team of the University of Zurich and Right Livelihood Centre of the University of Zurich

Description

Students learn more about the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN. They learn that societal changes such as climate change, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, economic stability and social inequality require innovative ideas of change.

Further subjects are the fields of action of the Right Livelihood Foundation (RLF). Knowledge as well as pragmatic action competences are to be promoted among the students through inter-, trans and multidisciplinary approaches.

They will learn that societal changes such as climate change, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, economic stability and social inequality require innovative ideas of change. The topics this semester will all be from the field of transformative education for social change. In addition, students will learn how to moderate an event and write a press release.

In the Spring Semester 2023, the focus of this lecture series will be on topics from the field of empowerment. Therefore, the selected Right Lievlihood Laureates for hling presentations in this lecture series are leaders in advancing human rights and environmental protection by mobilizing communities and strengthening grassroots initiatives.

To the program

Target group

Bachelor and Master students of all faculties and disciplines (profound knowledge of English is required).

Course dates

02.03.2023 17:30 - 21:30 (get to know you session, disdribution of the moderation sessions; moderation workshop)
09.03.2023 18:15 - 19:45 
23.03.2023 18:15 - 19:45 
30.03.2023 18:15 - 19:45
20.04.2023 18:15 - 19:45
27.04.2023 18:15 - 19:45
04.05.2023 18:15 - 19:45
11.05.2023 18:15 - 19:45
25.05.2023 18:15 - 19:45
01.06.2023 18:15 - 19:45
08.06.2023 18:15 - 19:45 (final session)

The course will be held in English.

Offered in

Every FS

Assessment / ECTS Credits

During the semester: moderation in groups; research, thematic, person; moderation paper; reports about your own session; peer review on two other sessions / 3 ECTS

Weiterführende Informationen

Sustainability team

Right Livelihood Centre of the University of Zurich

Right Livelihood Centre of the University of Zurich

More about Right Livelihood Centre of the University of Zurich

Contact

Aline Steinbrecher

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